Useful properties of probiotics were observed more than one hundred years ago, but the real expansion in the science of probiotics happened only recently. Growing number of studies show that probiotics not only […]
Author: Dusica Rados
Os peixes também precisam de amigos
(Available in English) Um novo estudo liderado por Rui Oliveira, investigador do ISPA – Instituto Universitário, do Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência e da Fundação Champalimaud, demonstrou que o peixe-zebra precisa de suporte social para […]
Fish also need friends
(Disponível em português) According to a new study led by Rui Oliveira, researcher at ISPA – Instituto Universitário, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, and Fundação Champalimaud, zebrafish need social support to overcome adverse circumstances […]
Humans of Science:Sam Walker
Who are today’s scientists? Inspired by the project “Humans of New York”, Ar Magazine turns the spotlight on individual humans of science every month. Name: Sam Walker Lab @ CCU: Behavior and Metabolism […]
The Science of Why and its impact on children’s learning
It is late-morning and I am busily clearing my countertops in an effort to get ahead in washing the dishes. Various silverware, bowls, cartoon-inspired and portion-divided plates, as well as their rounded and […]
Humans of Science: Scott Rennie and Pooja Viswanathan
Who are today’s scientists? Inspired by the project “Humans of New York”, Ar Magazine turns the spotlight on individual humans of science every month. Names: Scott Rennie and Pooja Viswanathan Labs: Behavioral Neuroscience at the […]
Humans of Science: Nuno Loureiro
Who are today’s scientists? Inspired by the project “Humans of New York”, Ar Magazine turns the spotlight on individual humans of science every month. Name: Nuno Loureiro Lab @ CCU:Neurobiology of Action Lab Title of PhD project:Operant EEG-based […]
To bee means to navigate: a story of maps and honey-making
Even though they have a tiny brain, honeybees are amazingly good at finding their way in a complex environment. What do we know about it and why should we care (even if we […]
Science communication has gone global
There is a set of institutional structures, professional practices and cultural activities that together represent science communication, and these are developing in remarkably similar ways around the globe. This is a process without […]
Roots of curiosity: the podcast channel
Are you curious about art, science and technology? Are you a scientist, innovator, thinker, artist, visionary, developer, researcher, writer, faculty, student, creator, deconstructionist, philosopher or poet? If you answered yes to the questions above, then […]